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Fight Against Banning Guns
Composition 1
September 21, 2013
Gun control, the effort to regulate or control sales of guns, has been an issue in American politics for a very long time. It has especially become a topic for debate with all the recent tragedies events involving children with weapons. The government is now making an effort to ban sales of guns. According to the U.S. Constitution, the second amendment in the Bill of Rights states, “[a] well-regulated militia,...

﻿Gun Control
On December 14, 2012 twenty-six people were fatally shot and killed, twenty of them were children. Ever since this traumatic day certain portions of the population have been advocating gun control. Honestly I think gun control should be advocated when innocent people are dying due to gun violence. The second amendment states that we have a right to bear arms, but that really doesn’t seem like the case anymore. Maybe if people would stop using them to murder innocent people we...

New England Journal of Medicine researchers Wintemute, Braga, and Kennedy (2011) stated “in 2007, a total number of 12,632 people in the United States were murdered with firearms, and it is estimated that another 48,676 were treated in hospitals for gunshot wounds received In assaults.” One of the main reasons that numbers associated with gun violence are so high is because guns are falling into the hands of people who should not have them. If we can prevent criminals from acquiring guns, we can...

Gun Control
Since the early days, gun control has been a never-ending debate. It is because of the fast increase in crime, the fight for the right to own a hand gun, the introduction of legislation for gun control in order reduce the crime in the United States, that this issue has been hotly debated in recent years. The streets of America are now a war zone especially right here were we live. ?Florida has the highest crime rate of any state and the sixth highest homicide...

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All Gun Control Essays

Joscelyn Garcia
English 1301
Instructor: Nancy Cassano
Essay 2
2/13/2013
Gun Control in America
The United States government should have the authority to restrict and regulate American citizens from buying or owning firearms. Gun Control laws are necessary in a state because they decrease violence and increase government protection in the state.
Gun laws are the cause of much violent crime in America, and they need to be changed to better background checks, tracking the movement and sale...

Gun Control and Gun Control on University Campuses
The controversies of gun control have been with us ever since we have earned the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights that was attached to our constitution. As times going on many would say that we no longer need this "inalienable" right, that these guns that we are putting into the hands of private citizens are doing more harm than good. Most also believe that because times are changing, that eventually we will not need this right to...

Argumentative Essay against Gun Control
Since 1980, forty-four states have passed laws allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons outside their homes for personal protection. (Five additional states had these laws before 1980. Illinois is the sole holdout.) A federal ban on the possession, transfer, or manufacture of semiautomatic assault weapons, passed in 1994, was allowed to expire in 2004.
In 2005, Florida passed the Stand Your Ground law, an extension of the so-called castle...

or many years, the right to bear arms has always been a topic debated among many Americans. Some believed that guns were invented to keep themselves and the people they loved safe and protected. However, others believed that guns were built to destroy and kill! By allowing guns to be bought without tough regulations, we increase the chances of people being injured or getting killed just for an sense of safety. Gun control is a phrase that has many meanings to people across the world. There is no...

In “Just Take Away Their Guns,” by James Q. Wilson, Collins Professor of Management and Public Policy at the University of California at Los Angeles, the author shows what is wrong with each side of the argument. In the first paragraph, he says, “The president wants still tougher gun control legislation and thinks it will work” (Barnet and Bedau 124). But, he continues on to say how this will not affect the illegal use of guns. About 200 million privately own a gun and one-third of that...

Gun Control
Throughout America there is the constant debate concerning the second
amendment or the right to bare arms. One day an innocent kid walking home from school
gets shot in a drive by shooting is he just a victim of circumstance or could this of been
easily prevented. There are lobbyist for the private ownership of guns and lobbyist for
legislation to ban personal possession of guns for good. In this paper I hope that just
maybe I can persuade you to think...

2A:
Gun
Control
in
the
US
Can US gun addiction be controlled?
By Mathilde Ahrenkiel, mathildeahrenkiel@gmail.com, Capus News, 20.09.2013
“I will try very hard”1 those are the words of President Obama as he
spoke at the National Rifle Association Campaign on gun control in
January 2013. His words underline the problem of a nation of
enthusiastic gun owners, who are not afraid of teaching their
children how to use a gun and to shoot to protect their...

Gun Control
Gun control is not one issue, but many. To some people gun control falls under a crime issue, and to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety, educational, racial, and a political issue, among others. Each issue will attract a variety of people who are for gun control legislation and those who want less of it. Dealing with such a hot topic like gun control, you are going to find opinion ranges from moderate to extreme. Many people belive that keeping guns out of the...

Whether you are in favor of stronger gun control laws or you are entirely against them, you will need to state your case with a gun control essay at some point in your educational career. Luckily, there are a multitude of resources on help with writing gun control essays, and some sites even offer free samples and free entirely written papers on the subject. And while you may want to create your own article or essay, you still can use the resources that are available to you online.
These...

GUN CONTROL
This rhetorical analysis about gun control and the underlying blame that is spread with it. In the three sources that have been chosen for this essay each author projects their views on who is to blame for the heinous crimes involving firearms. Although each article is talking about gun control they each have different views and end up going off in different directions blaming different entities and defending others. When these acts of violence occur in the world today the the...

The issue of gun control has come up recently as an important decision opportunity for our country. Many people are asking whether guns really are the helpful tool that many of us have been saying they are, or if they are the killing machines they have recently been publicized as. Gun Control: The Great Cop-out by Jared Machaud and Gun Control and the Constitution by David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman effectively display the anti-gun control side of this discussion; whereas The Second...

Gun Control Issues
The issue of gun control seems to be an ongoing issue that has now become a major topic in news media once again due to the tragic incident that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School just a few months ago. With dust now being blown off the topic, debates continue to ensue both politically and socially in regards to what exactly is the best for our country. Are the stricter laws now being overlooked really the best for our country, or are armed civilians going to be...

Rawlins
Honors English 10
May 6, 2014
The Unrealistic Cause of Gun Control
In 1791 the second amendment to the constitution was ratified and it stated that a “well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed” (Lee no.pag.). Since its ratification, many debates over the meaning and over gun control have spread throughout America. The term gun control, as described by Lee, is, “any action taken by the federal...

Enforcing Gun Control
Gun control is a discussion that many people feel differently about. There are many articles that talk about the importance of gun control to keep guns out of people’s hands that are unstable dangerous. In the article, “The Case for Gun Control,” written by Fareed Zakaria, he talks about the history of guns. In this article the author writes about how the U.S. has more crime and more citizens own...

Gun Control, Why Too Much Is Bad
Gun Control, Why Too Much Is Bad
Controlling access to firearms will not make shootings happen less frequently. While the media prefers to report and sensationalize the shootings committed by 'loners who kept to themselves until they finally snapped', the average gun violence incident happens among the already present criminal element. Therefore, taking firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens will not only do nothing about criminal access...

Melissa Yanbul
Gun Control
“Rewriting the Second Amendment”
Some people believe that not everyone should be able to have access to guns mostly because people are getting killed accidentally, by crazy and by mentally ill people. But others believe that gun control will lead to gun confiscation. Then gun confiscation might lead to extermination. Nobody will be able to defend themselves. The article, “Rewriting the Second Amendment” talks about how people should have the ability to...

Gun Control: Hand Guns
Gun Control: Hand Guns
“Strict gun control” is a set of legal restrictions meant to enforce scarcity of firearms among the citizenry (Stell, 2004). The imposition of gun restrictions are intended to control gun related incidents by making guns harder to possess. Primarily, the main objective of gun laws is to control the kinds of firearms that an individual can purchase. The laws authorizes’ the majority of people to buy and own firearms but at the same time...

English 102: Week 6 – Argumentative Essay, Gun Control in America
2/12/13
Rozier Wright
Professor Warrick
Potomac College
English 102: Week 6 – Argumentative Essay, Gun Control in America
2/12/13
Rozier Wright
Professor Warrick
Potomac College
Gun Control in America
In my lifetime there have been countless fatalities due to gun violence. Some people would say that, “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”. Other citizens believe that the guns are the root of these...

Gun Control
As a federal law enforcement officer, I believe in the right to bear arms; however, I also believe that there should be more restriction on who is allowed to own and carry firearms. I also believe that if you do own a firearm that it should be locked up out of the reach of children and should only be used at ranges or hunting. It’s argumentative whether guns are used more for protection in the United States or for criminal events. I believe that there should be stricter...

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Transitional Paper Assignment
Once in a while, when there are firearm incidents, people bring up a gun control idea and how bad it is to own one and use it against others. First of all, did crime rate increase as people own more guns? Should people make a stronger laws and restrictions for gun control to help prevent such disasters? Essentially, can we get rid of guns?
How many guns did we have in the 90’s? In Gun Control Overveiw database this quote was stated, “Institute of Justice...

﻿Michael Gibson
March 5th 2013
Ethics
Irving
PRO GUN CONTROL
Should gun control be tightened?
1. Controlling firearms would save more lives in schools.
“When Students Pack Heat, the Danger Grows” USA Today, September 28, 2012 http://sks.sirs.com.ai.libproxy.edmc.edu/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SAIPROXY-0-4262&artno=0000345634&type=ART
In May, when University of Colorado students left Boulder for summer break, their campus was gun-free. Last month, they returned to a campus...

Gun Control
Imagine the world without guns, less crime, less murder and the children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting would still be here today. Guns pose serious threats to ordinary New Zealanders. It’s quite simple no guns, no gun violence.
Banning guns would reduce the number of gun related deaths, a lot of the people would not listen but it would defiantly lower the...

I believe that control on firearms will reduce crime. But I don't believe in taking away firearms from law abiding citizens is the answer to gun control. We need more regulations put into place on who, when, how and where guns can be purchased. I don't believe you should be able to go to a weekend rinky dink gun show and be able to walk out with a weapon regardless of make or caliber. I think that you should not be allowed to legally buy a firearm, or any accessory for said firearm until the age...

﻿WILA 101
Professor Hilsher
November 20, 2013
Gun Control Issues
1. Will outlawing guns make the United States any safer? Many may think banning guns will help dissolve crimes throughout the country, but is that actually true? Laws will inevitably be broken. If you ban guns from citizens who obey the law, most will obey it even though they don’t agree on it. Those who already don’t follow the law are going to find a way to get guns and use them in the wrong way...

Gun Control
If gun control is altered, then we will have less criminals roaming the streets. Access to firearms makes murder easy, efficient, and nonpersonal, which increases the chance a crime will be committed. Josh Sugarmann, the Executive Director of the Violence Policy Center has once said, "We recoil in horror and search for explanations, but we never face up to the obvious preventive measure: a ban on the easy killing machines that makes murder and robbery so easy.” Allowing uncertified...

﻿What is Gun Control?
Gun control is a controversial topic that not only the United States faces, but the entire world faces. Many nations either established a gun control policy or they don’t have one that is well put together. Studies have shown throughout the world gun control attempts to allow a safer environment for people, but there are still some places gun control is and isn’t tolerated.
In the article " The Accessibility of guns protects lives" it describes the term gun control. Gun...

Gun Control
Are you tired of not being able to go to the store and fear that maybe just one day something terrible might happen? I believe that we should not have the right to own guns. The government should not give citizens the right to obtain firearms not only so we can decrease the crime rates but to make sure the people feel safe. The only way to guarantee safety is to knock firearms out of our population as much as possible.
First of all, there are more illegal guns being sold every...

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Argumentative Essay: Gun Control
Gun violence in the United States is a significantly large problem for our society. Many people die daily due to senseless gun crimes. Although I realize that the availability of guns isn’t the only factor that causes gun violence, I believe that making more responsible regulations is a step in the right direction towards making a difference. For this reason more gun control regulations should be enacted to ensure the safety of our citizens.
The Center...

Gun Control
POL/215
Gun Control
A major public policy issue in today’s society is gun control. Some people feel as if their second amendment rights are being infringed upon and others feel as if the laws are not strict enough. Why is gun control so relevant in today’s society? Are the people’s second amendment rights in danger by new proposed laws and actions or do the laws need to buckle down tighter? In the District of Columbia vs Heller case, the Supreme Court ruled that a ban on...

Gun Control
“After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn’t do it. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to live in a society where the only people allowed to have guns are the police and the military.” –William S. Burroughs. Gun control has been a controversial topic for years but seems to have more importance only when there has been a mass shooting. An unarmed public will not put an end to gun violence but stricter background checks and ammunition...

Gun Control, No Thank You
On December 17, 2012 Jesus Manuel Garcia became upset because his girlfriend had broken up with him. Jesus text messaged his girlfriend saying he was going to go to the restaurant he worked at, and shoot someone. His girlfriend called the police about his message but by that time Jesus Manuel Garcia was at the restaurant he worked at, armed. He walked in and attempted to open fire but his weapon jammed. The patrons and employees fled the restaurant to the movie...

Introduction
Having gun control I see it as taking a bit of our freedom away because having control over our own weapons is part of having freedom. Just because certain people don’t know how to use their freedom of having control over their own weapons doesn’t mean everyone else should have their freedom of gun control taken away. I know many major and world changing accidents have happened because of guns but I don’t believe that guns kill people. People are the ones who need to learn how...

Gun control has been a controversial issue for years in the United States. Some say that with stricter gun control laws there will be less crime. Others disagree stating that there would not be less crime with stricter gun control laws, and that it is our constitutional right as Americans to keep and bear arms. But which party is correct? Too much gun control would impose on our rights as a free people and not necessarily result in the desired outcome. But if there were too little gun control...

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Gun Control
Thomas Jefferson once wrote “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Gun enthusiasts often couple this with a quote from Ben Franklin, “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.”Guns are one of the most dangerous inventions created by man, it is also one of the top killers of the world. But guns are not accountable for what they have been used...

Gun Control
George Garrett
Instructor: Michael Heart
Com/220 Research Writing (Axia)
August 30, 2009
Gun Control
How do guns affect the way we live? In the United States, over 30,000 people die each year, because of firearms. This can attest to all the guns purchased illegally, and without proper background checks. Some people oppose gun control in fear for their own safety. Gun control laws save lives and create safer communities, despite the Second Amendment right...

﻿Godines 1
Gabe Godines
Kersey
English 11 Anti Gun Control
9/16/13
To have gun control laws or not to have gun control laws that is the question. Recent tragedies involving firearms have sparked up a controversial debate in America. Our president, Barack Obama, has remained “noncommittal” (Grier) as of late but the war rages on with or without him. Peter Grier has thus far remained neutral, but as for me, I have already chosen my answer to the question. Gun control laws would not...

In the past few years so many lives have been lost due to guns in the hands of the wrong people. There have been many debates weather or not the United States should have stricter gun laws. Due to recent tragedies like the shooting in Newtown Connecticut there should be limits to the second amendment right to bear arms, because stricter laws is always the best way to prevent crimes.
There should be limits to the second amendment right to bear arms, because the numbers...

Associate Level Material
Appendix J
Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources
|Summarize: |Crime is one of the biggest problems in United States cities. |
| |But, crimes may be lowered because of firearms. But, a study was |
|Be brief. |done, but there is no evidence is too weak to determine if having|...

America is the most well armed nation in the world, with American citizens owning about 270
million of the world’s 875 million firearms (MacInnis). Indeed, this is more than a quarter of the world’s
registered firearms. The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second
Amendment, which states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (Rauch) This...

Fuente De La Fuente 1
Ms.Nelson
English 1301
April 10, 2013
The American Way
Gun Control. This is one of the most popular subjects to talk about nowadays. Ever since schools and movie theaters are being threatened by people with guns, society wants to ban guns just because they believe their to dangerous. It took a lot of shootings for people to act against the NRA and...

All guns have the potential to be dangerous and should be dealt with precaution. Guns have been a part of American history for as long as people can remember. For most individuals guns are supposed to be very dangerous and unsafe. Though, that is not true. Guns can be hazardous, but only if they are in the wrong hands. Owning a gun is a right that every American should take pride in having. Guns are used for self-protection, hunting, law enforcement and other practices. The right to own a gun is...

On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza shot and killed his mother in her home in Newtown Connecticut. He then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary school where he shot and killed 20 students ages 6-7 and 6 staff members. Lanza committed suicide as the first emergency responders arrived at the school. This shooting became the second deadliest school shooting in Unites States history following the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. It is important that America considers increasing gun control to prevent any...

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Persuasive Speech ­ Gun Violence­ Mandy Ma
General Purpose: To persuade my classmates
Specific Purpose: To persuade my classmates Gun violence are increasing.
Central Idea: Too many deaths have been occuring from the useage of guns.
I. Introduction
a. Attention Getter ­ This year, Januanry 23 of Oakland in Chinatown emerged a extreme usage of
gun from a 14 year old African­American. The young boy had a agrument with his 17 year old sister ...

Gun Control
They are not safe to communities, they kill 46,000 people a year and they dangerous weapons. Guns shouldn’t be sold because they're not safe to the community, Guns should only be sold to authority and it could lead to deaths when trying to protect. There dangerous weapons have been created since the early 60’s and have in man’s life for too long. These weapons have been in circulation for years and have increased deaths of innocent lives. Guns should be banned from selling to...

Many of us assume we must either oppose or support gun control. Not so. We have a range of alternatives. Even this way of speaking oversimplifies our choices since there are two distinct scales on which to place alternatives. One scale concerns the degree (if at all) to which guns should be abolished. This scale moves from those who want no abolition (NA) of any guns, through those who want moderate abolition (MA) - to forbid access to some subclasses of guns - to those who want absolute...

Paula Colon
Mr. Riggle
Writer's Work shop Qtr 3
5 March 2013
Gun violence is a serious issue in the United States, it is rated to be the highest form of crime. Vermont and New Hampshire are recorded to be the safest places to be. As for California would have to be the worst place to be around. This state has an annual of 1,257 deaths per year. (aggregated- pulling from one resource and another and making it my own)
Over the years, President Obama has been impacted by several tragedies...

Gun Control
Gun control is a major topic that almost any given American has an opinion on due to the different events that have happened in the last decade and even prior to that. Many are for removing the right for average citizens to own a gun. I believe though that the implementation of gun control could not only be catastrophic for the economy, but also could have a negative effect on the number of casualties and massacres that are believed to be caused by our right to bear arms.
Many...

Common Sense Control, Not Gun Control
It's late at night, and you're home all alone. You double checked to make
sure all of the doors were locked and made sure all of the windows were closed.
It's been a quiet night, but for some odd reason you cannot sleep. During your
restless night, you hear a bump in the kitchen. At first you dismiss it as the
wind. But there it is again, and it's louder this time. You're scared, your
pulse is racing and you cannot think of what to do. You don't...

Gun Control Outline
I. Introduction
A. American Dream, means different things to people (needs to be fought for)
B To many people, freedom is owning a gun
C. Gun control is strict enough. The United States government puts down laws strict enough to deal with firearms.
II. Body
A. Who Can Own A Firearm?
1. Why officials can use firearms
a. Military and authorities use firearms to protect, not to attack
b. These people have been trained and know how to handle firearms
2. Why do...

Nathan 3/30/08
Gun Control in America
Ever since the days of the pioneers, firearms have been an element of the American tradition as defense and a means of hunting or activity. As we progress through the 21st century the use of guns has changed significantly. The reason that the use of the gun is changing is fast and steady increase in crime and the battle for the right to have possession of a hand gun, the introduction of legislation for gun control, to try to decrease the felony in...

Gun Control
I say all guns are good guns. There are no bad guns. I say the whole
nation should be an armed nation. Period.@ This rather bold statement was
made by Joseph Foss. Former Governor Joseph Foss, a former fighter pilot
for the US Air Force, is the current President of the NRA, or National
Rifle Association (Lacayo 16). The NRA is a special interest group known
by many. Its members are stereotyped to be a group of >truck-driving=,
pompous, huntsmen. Indeed this is...

COM 220
Gun Control
I belive there is a need to increase gun control in an effort to decrease crimes that are related guns. The control of guns has been a controversdial topic as far back as 1813. In today’s society the issues regarding gun control have been controversial. Many strict laws have been passed by the federal government to regulate ownership of guns. In an attempt to regulate gun control many people believe that past familiar high profile political shootings have been as a...

﻿Why is the issue you are addressing important to society?
Recent events such as the, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Aurora Movie Theater shooting and the Chardon High School shooting have all raised awareness for gun control. It’s hard because most people either say “I want guns to be banned, but I don’t want to be defenseless” or “I don’t want gun control, but I want the violence to stop.” It’s a controversial topic that needs to be resolved.
First Viewpoint
Unlike the rest of...

Introduction:
a. Attention Grabber: Has anyone ever met gun shooting?
b. Thesis Statement: gun control policy is often developed as a result of some organizational crisis rather than as a matter of long term strategy.
c. Significance: Since there a lot of terrorism happened recently, we should significance this point to protect our lives and should make some policy to protect our home.
d. Preview Main Points: We should advise the government or campus to take some steps to better...

The Debate over Gun Control
Guns and crime seem to go hand in hand with one another in today’s society. Yes it is true that guns are powerful and deadly weapons and with guns the nation’s crime rate has changed dramatically. But should crime and guns really be associated together? Are guns really the main reason why there is so much crime today? Will enforcing tighter firearm laws really the solution to a problem that has existed for many years? These are all some of the questions that not...

Opposing Gun Control Laws
Eng. / 102
May 30, 2012
Opposing Gun Control Laws
Watch out! Murder and mayhem is surely on the horizon as gun control laws are being dropped, and penalties could be imposed on those who do not comply. The debate over the use of guns in the United States can be traced back as far as 1791. The United States has the greatest percentage of private firearm ownership in the world. Most people do not just own one gun they own two or more guns. The average citizen comes...

﻿Gun Control
Gun control is a very controversial topic, some people want it, and some people don’t.
I’m going to tell you some of the reasons that create a valid argument for why there should be no gun control.
Everyone needs protection, and guns provide that. If someone is breaking into your home, what do you reach for first? A gun is the most logical option, in most situations it’s either shoot or be shot. Would have those school shootings resulted in less violence if school staff would...

The Need For Gun Control
Shortly after dusk, a sixteen-year-old boy stands on the street corner talking
with a friend about what happened at school today between himself and another
student. He nonchalantly stands there sipping his Pepsi when all of a sudden a
black Honda with tinted windows drives up to the corner. The window rolls down,
a voice calls out, and the boy walks up to the car. He bends down to peer into
the car to see who it is when three rounds from a .38 caliber pistol rip...

Anti-Gun Control
The United States has a law called The Bill of Rights, and in these rights one of them states the following; “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” They label it as the Right to Bear Arms. The American dream means different things to different people. To many people, freedom is possession and owing a gun of any kind. Gun Control is strict enough with the...

Ma. Carla Tio
Ms. Donohue
English 2
Gun Control
​A lot of questions were raised about the effects of everyone being allowed to carry guns. In the 2nd amendment it is stated “Right to bear arms”. It would be violate the right of the people if they will allow the gun control. There should not be gun control because it’s unfair for the people that use it for the right reason and gun control would not lower the crime rates.
First of all gun control would not be unfair for the people that use...

Ethical & Critical Thinking
9/1/10
Critical Paper-Gun Control
Gun control is government regulation on the manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms. As a heavily debated and very controversial matter, many advocates undoubtedly have different opinions. In the forthcoming paragraphs, I will discuss those differing opinions. Presented from two separate articles, the opinions discussed will be those of two different authors who have their own viewpoint as to why gun control is or...

Persuasive Pro Gun Control Essay
Gun control is a vital necessity to the welfare of our nation. Many people out there are supporting the “anti- gun control cause” with the excuse of “self-defense”. I believe that not everyone will handle a gun for self-defense. The possession of a gun is a sign of power. One of the bigger ambitions that one has is to have power and the easier it is to obtain a gun; the faster a criminal will gain power over an innocent person. When one is in possession of a...

A Controversial Subject
A controversial article that I am having an issue with is an article by Thomas Sowell, who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.2013 Creators Syndicate, Inc. “Do Gun-Control Laws Control Guns?”Sowell, 2013. According to this article the discussions on gun control are dominated by two factors: the National Rifle Association and The Second Amendment. But that the over all concerns is “whether gun-control laws actually reduce gun crimes in general or...

﻿WEEK 4 INDIVIDUAL
MEMO
TO: Mayor XXXXXXXX
FROM: XXXXXXXXX
DATE: April 28th, 2014
RE: Current Gun Control Laws
Dear Mr. Mayor,
I write this memorandum with renewed consciousness and self-reflection. I write this in regards to the current gun control policies and regulations. In today’s society there are far too many mass shootings that innocently take people’s lives. These mass shootings are occurring in schools, movie theaters, shopping malls, compounds, public events, and at work....

Gun Control
The gun control debate in the US is often contentious and politically divisive. And with upcoming elections always looming in the near future, we will continue hearing a great deal from the media as well as politicians about what should or should not be done about “too many guns” in our society. Unfortunately, too many Americans do not take time to truly understand the issues and the reasoning behind both sides of the controversy. To help get a clearer perspective of the problem,...

No to Gun Control; Yes to the Second Amendment
The second amendment of the constitution states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (cornell.edu). The purpose of our founding fathers making this was to ensure the protection of the individual person. Banning semi-automatic weapons will have several negative effects on the well being of this country. The government cannot protect every...

The topic of gun control has always been a volatile topic often discussed in politics. Gun control may be defined as any law, practice or policy proposed to restrict or limit the possession, use or production of guns by citizens of our country. The topic of gun control increased in popularity in the 1960’s when national crime rates dramatically increased. “With more than 20,000 laws on the books at the local, state and federal levels, firearms are in fact one of the most regulated products in...

With the recent abundance of mass shooting in the U.S., the subject of gun safety has once again been brought into the spotlight. The numbers of crimes involving guns are increasing more and more because of how easy it is to have one. Thousands of people die each year in handgun related incidents in the U.S. and daily citizens can’t manage such a powerful thing. These tragic events serve as reminders that stricter gun control policies should be enforced to ensure public safety. Gun control in...

Gun Control: Is It A Problem?
Ten-thousand, five-hundred, twenty-seven people die a year in a handgun
related incidents in the United States. This number, by far, out weighs those
gun related deaths in countries such as Sweden, Great Britain, and Japan, which
number 13, 22, and 87 respectively.
What is the reason for such drastic differences in numbers? The latter
mentioned countries have stricter gun control laws and they require bare arm
safety courses. These laws have a direct...

Argumentative Gun Control Paper
The issue of Gun Control has been on the minds of humans for hundreds of years. How do we protect ourselves and our loved ones? How do we keep such a dangerous weapon out of the hands of the wrong person? Inside the Second Amendment we are granted the right to Bear Arms. Having that amendment gives each person the ability to carry a weapon if they choose, so how can we control who should or shouldn’t carry?
According to an article evaluated from...

﻿Gun Control and Gun Violence
Gun Control and Gun Violence
“The Federal Bureau Investigation Uniform Crime Report involving firearms showed to be at sixty-seven point seven percent of the nation’s murders, forty-one point three percent of robberies, and twenty-one point two percent of aggravated assaults…From January 2012 to June 2012 there was an increase of one point nine percent violent crimes reported.” (FBI) There should be a balance between Gun Control and Gun Violence. Gun Violence...

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Gun Control
Vikas Gupta (000332025)
Mohawk College
Abstract
Gun Control is the “hot button” issue in recent times. Gun control generally refers to laws that regulate the sale, transfer, possession or use of fire arms. They vary greatly around the world. Some countries, such as the United Kingdom, have very strict limits on gun possession while others, like the United States, have, compared to most industrial democracies, relatively few and weak restrictions (although...

Do you think guns should be used for protection well I do because what if someone broke into your house and you had nothing to defend yourself with, what would you do without a firearm. People normally use guns for collecting, recreational purposes, such as hunting, and militaries use firearms to protect themselves in war. I think we shouldn’t have gun control because citizens need guns to protect hem selves from criminals and danger.
First of all, the crime rate would go down if citizens...

Downside to Gun Control
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could no longer protect your family, yourself, and help in being part of the militia? Well that’s the direction some of our politicians are trying to go towards. I am talking about the negative results that imposing harsh gun control laws and regulations would bring if the government passes gun control laws. I am going to talk about three reasons why. First, crime rates would go up. Second, it is in the second...

Effect of Gun Control Laws
Gun control laws have currently become a major debate in society. Increasing gun control laws may do the opposite of protecting citizens. Although if people think guns contribute to crime studies have shown otherwise. Crime rates may increase if the gun control laws become stricter than they already are now. The government is on a quest to control society’s recourses to guns and ammo because of the past terrorist and hate crime problems. The people trying to increase...

Gun control
Introduction
On July 12 2012, James Eagan Holmes walked in to a cinema dressed in tactical clothing, armed with tear-gas grenades and several firearms he killed twelve people and injured fifty-eight.
On December 14 2012, twenty-year old Adam Lanza walked in to Sandy Hook elementary school and killed 20 children and 6 adults armed with combat gear using semi-automatic guns.
In Australia, a mass shooting occurred at the popular tourist site Port Arthur leaving 35 people...

﻿When one hears the phrase gun control and safety in the United States, they are haunted with the devastating stories of this past year. Guns and violence have reached a dangerous peak in the views of many Americans. In my opinion this heated debate reached its most recent popularity with the shooting at the Dark Knight premiere and the Newtown shooting. Our president and government have been under the pressure to decide what steps should be taken to protect the citizens of this country…but also...

﻿Brandon Nelson
Comm 15000
Persuasive Speech Outline
Gun Control Is Stripping Away Your Right to Protect Yourself
Introduction
I. It’s late at night and you’re in bed. You hear a loud crashing noise coming from another room and it jolts you awake. You hear things being rustled and quiet whispers. You begin to panic and look around for something to protect yourself with. Nothing. Because you live in Ferguson and tried to purchase a gun to protect you from the coming storm of the Grand Jury...

One of the most highly discussed issues in this country for the last few years and especially the last year has been gun control. More and more people have been asking questions along the lines of; should an individual be legally allowed to carry or own a firearm? Which firearm is best used in self defense? Will limiting the size of a magazine prevent future tragedies? Or, why does anyone need an “assault” rifle? It is a very important issue to be discussed, especially after the incidents...

Roxy Johnson
GUN CONTROL DEBATE
Streets are scaring and there are more criminals on them than usual citizens, people are afraid to leave their places after dark till dawn, chaos ascended the throne and, unfortunately, there is no any Superman, Spiderman or Batman, if nobody else, to save the world from evil. Human world is as cruel as the animal one, but animals have mercy and usually kill each other only for food. Animals do not feel envy and anger as humans do. Is it a nightmare about...

Guns, just one simple word that can change someone’s life forever. When someone thinks of a guns they think of danger, murder and bad intentions. Not only are they dangerous but just the sight of them looks frightening too. A gun is like a car (only smaller), they can take someone’s life in a matter of seconds. Some people need them for their job, like if one is in the army, a police officer or a hunter. People who own a gun who don’t know how to use it properly are the equivalent to an accident...

﻿1/8/2014
C Block
Putting Handguns in Maniacs Hands
Did you know that all handguns are semi-automatic? This means that all that stands between you and death is the pull of a trigger. Limited access to handguns would decrease violence, as has been proven in the past by numerous laws. It is too easy to obtain a firearm in the current laws, and about fifty percent of crimes involving firearms, the weapons were not registered with the criminal. Mass shootings and other devastating events would...

Bear Arms
I believe that guns should not be banned in the US. “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” I am sure most of us have heard this saying at some point in our lives. Surely, it is a statement of the obvious, but the logic behind it rings true. It may seem rational to ban guns entirely to prevent people from killing, but it is not the guns themselves that are the problem. That is just a simple solution to a complex problem. The criminals who kill others are willing to break the...

The question of Gun control is in the news. The subject comes up with each election along with the latest tragedy statistics. Both sides of the debate throw explicit words towards the other, it all turns into an argument and there seems to never be any agreement. It's very disparaging to me to see the innocent lives of children taken and for a defense gun owners hide behind what amounts to a 400 year old scrap of paper which is neither relevant to modern day problems or understood the same way...

Robinson 1
Lindsay Robinson
Radley
English 109-02
2/9/2013
Gun Control: The Ongoing Debate
It was a typical cold, Friday morning in December for the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut. Sheila Harper kissed her son Johnny good bye and watched as he skipped toward his first grade classroom without a worry in the world. With a smile on her face, she headed towards Black Bean Coffee, picked up her usual hot mocha latte, and continued down the snow-covered streets to the offices of...

Gun control and the Second Amendment
The United States Constitution says that U.S. Citizens have the
right to bear arms. Even though this guarantee was written with no
constraints, there are now laws that limit certain aspects of gun
ownership. The reasons for gun control fall under the flag of public
safety. Though there are many safety reasons why private ownership of
firearms should be banned, these arguments are outweighed not only by the
need for...

Reflection Paper for Chapter 3 Constitution: limiting Governmental Power
We did matching group studies in class to study 27 Constitution Amendments. I noticed under the Bill of Rights, the second Amendment regulates militia and the right to bear arms.
There has been a nationwide debate on gun control recently after the mass shooting in the Auroa theatre in Colorado. Some people believed that the more people owning guns, the more crimes will have in our daily life. They are also trying to...

GUN CONTROL
Thesis Statement – There is no doubt that this world would be a safer place without a license to carry, but we need to consider that guns are needed to hunt.
Possible introduction - A lot of questions were raised about the effects of everyone being allowed to carry guns. The rise of crime and murder are certain areas to think about being most impacted by the state carrying side arms. We also need to ask ourselves, how often are guns used for protection? Is the law helping...

Gun Control in America
Gun control recently has become a more serious problem in the eyes of the government. It is true that guns kill people, but so do bombs and car crashes. Guns do not shoot themselves, someone has pull the trigger. The problem with guns is not that they exist, but that people have started to misuse them more and more. Taking away guns would cause more problems than keeping them would. Guns are not just used for harming people, hunting also requires guns. Hunting is a very...

Gun Control Essay
The issue of gun control continues to remain a controversy. A large number of citizens believe that if gun acts are strictly enforced, that violence and the threat of crime will reduce within neighborhoods. On the other hand, a large amount of society feels that they deserve to bear arms, whether used for hunting, or as self-defense tools. If guns become strictly enforced than those whom like hunting are penalized for wanting to take part in a sport. Everyone should have the...

﻿Christian Ethics
Gun Control
Gun Control in Schools
After the recent Sandy Hook Elementary shooting up in Connecticut, where twenty children and six adults were shot, the issue of gun control has been a much debated topic. Should be increase gun control? Should we allow teachers to carry firearms? What side effects will this have on our country? These are all questions that are raised when we think about gun control. There are pros and cons to both sides of gun control. Throughout this...

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Persuasive Pro Gun Control Essay Gun control is a vital necessity to the welfare of our nation. Many people out there are supporting the “anti- gun control cause” with the excuse of “self-defense”. I believe that not everyone will handle a gun for...

Why it is morally right to enforce gun control in America
Gun control is a very sensitive and controversial topic that has become one of the biggest topics of debate in the United States. Many Americans are against gun control because they feel it is their right as an American to have possession of a firearm for protection. Others are strongly in favor of gun control and feel that there should be laws and regulations put in place that ban the possession and use of firearms. Both sides of the...

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Mia Parra
Raybuck
English 11 P.3
11 September 2013
Anti Gun Control
Due to recent mass shootings in the U.S. many Americans fear for their safety. Many Americans fear to go out to movie theaters, restaurants, and even their children's schools. In the article "Will Sikh temple shooting spark U.S. conversation on gun control", Peter Greier claims "Americans are deeply split about the prospect of new gun laws, and tragic events such as recent mass killings do not change voter...